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Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre (1932)

July 1, 1932 (US) Documentary • 7m

Overview

The only known film record of the mass march and meeting held in Detroit on Feb. 4, 1932, against hunger and unemployment. Also shows the dramatic demonstration by workers at the Ford auto plant in River Rouge, Michigan in March of 1932, which ended with a violent attack by Dearborn police and Ford Company guards on the crowd with clubs, tear gas and guns which killed four young men. These deaths set off a wave of protest across the country.

Director

Leo Hurwitz

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Joseph Hudyma
Joseph Hudyma

Cinematography

Jack Auringer
Jack Auringer

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Leo Seltzer
Leo Seltzer

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John Shard
John Shard

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Robert Del Duca
Robert Del Duca

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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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